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Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Right Bank > Pomerol |
Colour | Red |
Type | Still |
This tiny 6.68 hectare Pomerol estate has been on the up since proprietor Jeremy Chasseuil took back control in 2000 after a long standing lease with Moueix expired. With only a 1200 case production, it is worth looking out for en primeur in the good vintages.
A very assertive and handsomely ripe wine that has considerable richness and terrific balance and poise, as well as a phenomenal build of flavor and fine tannin at the finish. Great Pomerol. A blend of 93 per cent merlot and seven per cent cabernet franc.
The 2016 Feytit Clinet is a blend of 93% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc aged for 16 months in 70% new and 30% one-year-old French oak barrels. It has a deep garnet-purple color with lifted blueberries and black cherries with hints of lilacs, black tea, potpourri, wood smoke and black soil. The palate is full-bodied, concentrated, rich and bold with firm, rounded tannins, seamless freshness and a very long finish with chocolate hints. About 1,583 cases produced
Drink Date
2021 - 2044
This has drama and tension, with coffee, black cherry, blackberry and liquorice. It is definitely fairly old school in its extraction, which veers towards being heavy-handed, but the overall impact is rather enjoyable. 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc.
Lively and rich on the nose without much forcing. Really quite dramatic in 2016! Luscious yet with a framework.
Drink 2024-2036
Ripe black fruits depth on the nose the palate has a rich mix of plum and black cherry. There is balance with bramble under the sweet fruit lighter at the back rich ripe supple on the finish. 2024-37
Not quite as rich, sumptuous and seductive as the 2015, but this may just need more time to grow into itself. It’s quite a firm, chunky style, with some coffee bean oak, meaty tannins and a core of dark plum and damson fruit. 2026-38
The 2016 Feytit Clinet, a blend of 93% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc, has such purity on the nose that you would almost consider this to be a Grand Cru Burgundy! It unfolds in the glass, black cherries mixed with raspberry coulis, just a little new oak to be integrated as it will during its barrel maturation. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe blackberry and bilberry notes, here certainly in Pomerol territory with sage and black truffle emerging towards the persistent finish. Jéremy Chasseuil has crafted a wonderful follow-up to the impressive 2015 Feytit-Clinet and I cannot wait to taste this from bottle.
Drink Date 2020 - 2045
This is layered and beautiful with blackberries, spices and hints of cedar. Full body, polished tannins and a gorgeous finish. Sexy. Better than 2015. Best ever?